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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?
(a) A creepy-looking abandoned farmhouse.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A police station.
(d) A friendly looking farmhouse with lights on inside.

2. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?
(a) The sound of haunting music on the air.
(b) A strange unearthly glow coming from the basement.
(c) A single light flickering in the topmost room.
(d) A signpost pointing down a track in the woods.

3. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) The deeds to the house.
(d) Brides.

4. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?
(a) He wants the detective to find a criminal member of the resistance.
(b) He wants the detective to investigate the murder of one of the German royal family.
(c) He wants the detective to join forces with him against the Old Ones.
(d) He is an old friend and has come for a chat.

5. In the third ghost story, what are the three older boys looking at when the narrator sees them on his way home from school?
(a) A treasure map.
(b) An old wrecked car.
(c) A pornographic magazine.
(d) A dead bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator's passenger ask him to go back to the hotel?

2. Why are the first two ghost stories unsatisfying?

3. In 'Bitter Grounds' what is the narrator doing when he decides to just keep driving and run away from his old life?

4. Why did she come to this house instead?

5. What does the old man tell Amelia she will find in the house?

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